Hey guys... Marinepits brought to my attention that I neglected to post any information on hotels in the area. Sorry.
Please keep in mind the New York State Fair is 10 days long and ends on Labor Day for those of you interested. But you should know this may affect the availability of some of the accomodations, so make reservations soon.
Dont forget RVs (self contained) and tenting is allowed in the event site.

maybe i could tell my boyfriend that we can learn from the things going on, since its the bully olympics i'll tell him it only happens once every four years...haha...me and my conning him all the time ...anyways it sounds like its gonna be a blast. for both furr babies and people too!!!

grizzly wrote:weight pull?????sactioned with who?whose cart and equipment???whose judgeing???entry fees for pull??run class by class or all together???

i knew some girls in cato once - but i won't go there

Sanctioned with IWPA.
Northern New York Bulldoggers is the club who is supplying the equipment, and scheduling and running the weight pull part of it. Who's judging and entry fee? I am not sure yet. I need to talk to Charles and get updated info on the website.
I would imagine it would run all together.

About the CGC... I has the same requirements everywhere. I believe there are several differerent sections on this list describing requirements for it.

"Pedigree indicates what the animal should be;
Conformation indicates what the animal appears to be;
But, Performance indicates what the animal actually is."
- author unknown

being an iwpa santioned pull all breeds (mixed on not) are eligible, right?
my dogs a saint bernard but i don't miss any iwpa pulls in new york at all
i know its a bully show and all
was just wondering what the deal was with non bully breeds at the show?

if you find you will have a ton of dogs competeingyou might want to run two tracks at once ( under 80lbs on one-over 80lbs on other)
i have all the stuff needed for a iwpa sanctioned pull-strong cart,chute fence, carpet, weigh in scale& sling
i orginize alot of iwpa pulls in new york and have one of the strongest carts- load it as heavy as you want it won't twist , tweak , or stop rolling
cato is only 3 hrs away and i could get you the equipment
the other thought would be a seperate track set up for novice dogs to learn , train ,& compete on -it always seems like beginers get thrown to the dogs( no pun intended) with a seperate track beginers could try a harness on hook up and learn how to weight pull the right way
its a better way to bring new people into the sport without the pressure of competition
at the end of the day all people still interested could compete for novice class
so many people get in the chute and you don't realize the mental damage done- but by learning a few tricks in the chute can prevent teaching the wrong stuff on accident
let me know my equipment isn't going to be used that weekend so its yours to use